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Hit the jump to see show notes for the Podcast, written by Ziah.
0:01- Introductions are made.
0:08- Introductions are clarified.
0:14- Luke and Ari discuss how they thought I was a lady.
0:29– Ziah is a jerk to you, the listener, as we finally remember the point.
0:50- LUKE READ DILBERT!
0:58- So did Ari! Who are these people?
1:22- Luke cuts me off when I mention Tarantino to talk about Orson Scott Card and makes me out to be a jerk. (not untrue)
1:45- Ziah gets thrown, and probably should have mentioned Roman Polanski here, instead of falling back on ol’ Byrne.
2:02- Luke makes the worst joke.
2:25- We remember the point.
3:03- Luke reveals the first comic he really got into. It’s this guy.
3:25- Luke name drops Rachel Edidin like a champ.
4:20- LUKE IS A FAKE GEEK GIRL!
4:50- Ziah’s first comic that he remembers reading. Here it is. It’s actually pretty good!
5:15- The sound quality gets a little buggy, but Ziah doesn’t say anything important. We’re figuring things out!
5:45- Ari’s first comic was this one.
6:33- Then it was this.
7:20- No name dropping from Luke here, all business, best get out some cards, son.
7:49- Luke tells my absolute favorite comic shop story I’ve ever heard from a person I’ve met.
8:45- Hulk always love Perogi.
9:19- “I hate reading!”
10:20- Here is some context. Arielle hates reading comics before they were colored digitally.
10:30- Ari’s “dark” Power Pack pitch. WAS IT TOO DARK FOR THE MODERN WORLD? YOU DECIDE!
11:00- Ziah forgets that there are other adjectives you can use besides “dark”.
11:03- Ari straight up drops a “you just didn’t get it” on me.
11:44- It was aaaalll Gail Simone’s fault.
12:40- “Too be fair, it’s both male and female booties. Let’s give props.”
13:20- Ari’s article that led her to her eventual stardom here at Nerdcenaries.
14:40– Ziah is lazy. Fucking surprise.
15:00- Comics are great.
15:37- Ah, young love. I’ll get this story out of Luke some day.
16:30- The origin of this site? “Just in case my parents asked me to do something.”
And that’s it. Thoughts? We’ll work on the background static, and have a more… purposeful show next time. Let us know in the comments section if there’s something you want us to focus on or work on for next time.